S. #mad- v. “to eat” (Category: to Eat)
The Sindarin verb for “to eat” derived from the root √MAT of the same meaning (PE17/131; Ety/MAT). In Tolkien’s later writing it appears only in inflected forms, but the verb itself is well established, dating back all the way to G. mad- in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s (GL/56). This verb was one Tolkien often used in examples of verb conjugations and as such its inflected forms changed considerably over time, but that is more a topic of the evolution of the Sindarin verb system.
References ✧ PE17/131, 145
Inflections
| úvedin | negated soft-mutation present 1st-sg; m-mutation | “I do not eat” | ✧ PE17/145: from úmedin |
| †maden | passive-participle | ✧ PE17/131 | |
| mannen | passive-participle | ✧ PE17/131 |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ✶mantinā > manthen > mannen | [mantinā] > [mantina] > [mantʰina] > [manθina] > [manθena] > [manθen] > [mannen] | ✧ PE17/131 |
| ✶matina > †maden | [matina] > [matena] > [maten] > [maden] | ✧ PE17/131 |
N. mad- v. “to eat” (Category: to Eat)
References ✧ Ety/MAT; EtyAC/MAT; PE17/44
Glosses
Variations
Inflections
| medi | infinitive | “eat” | ✧ Ety/MAT |
| medi | infinitive | “to eat” | ✧ PE17/44 |
| medennin | past 1st-sg | ✧ PE17/44: reformed | |
| †mennin | past 1st-sg | ✧ PE17/44: by strengthening of the root | |
| †mennid | past 2nd-sg | ✧ PE17/44: by strengthening of the root | |
| madant | past 3rd-sg | “ate” | ✧ PE17/44: 3rd sg, reformed |
| †mant | past 3rd-sg | ✧ PE17/44: by strengthening of the root |
Element In
Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√MAT > medi | [mat-] > [mad-] | ✧ Ety/MAT |
| ᴹ√MAT > mad- | [mat-] > [mad-] | ✧ EtyAC/MAT |
ᴱN. mad- v. “to eat” (Category: to Eat)
References ✧ PE13/127-129, 131-132, 163-165
Glosses
Variations
Related
Changes
Inflections
| madion | ? | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| maidion | ? | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mainthion | ? | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mant | ? | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| manthion | ? | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| medianweb | ? | “worthy of being [eaten]” | ✧ PE13/132 |
| ᴱON. †madel | active-participle | ✧ PE13/131: present participle | |
| madol | active-participle | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madol | active-participle | ✧ PE13/128; PE13/129 | |
| madol | active-participle | ✧ PE13/131: present participle | |
| ᴱON. †medil | active-participle plural | ✧ PE13/131: present participle | |
| medion | agental | ✧ PE13/132: agent | |
| †maint | aorist | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative sg. | |
| maint | aorist | “ate” | ✧ PE13/163: aor. |
| maint | aorist | ✧ PE13/164: aor. | |
| medaint | aorist | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist indicative sg. | |
| medaint | aorist | ✧ PE13/163: later | |
| mennim | aorist 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| menninc | aorist 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| (gi) mennin | aorist 1st-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mennist | aorist 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mennib | aorist 2nd-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mennir | aorist 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| maint | aorist 3rd-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| menni(o)l | aorist active-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mennil | aorist active-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| medeinnias | aorist fem | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative sg. fem. | |
| †meinnias | aorist fem | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative sg. fem. | |
| meinnias | aorist fem | “she ate” | ✧ PE13/164: f. |
| menniad | aorist infinitive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| me(i)nniog | aorist masc | “he ate” | ✧ PE13/164: m. |
| medeinniog | aorist masc | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative sg. masc. | |
| †meinniog | aorist masc | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative sg. masc. | |
| mennig | aorist passive-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| medennir | aorist plural | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist indicative pl. | |
| †mennir | aorist plural | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative pl. | |
| minnir | aorist plural | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative pl. | |
| medennais | aorist plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist indicative pl. fem. | |
| medenniais | aorist plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist indicative pl. fem. | |
| medenniais | aorist plural fem | ✧ PE13/164 | |
| medennias | aorist plural fem | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| medennis | aorist plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist indicative pl. fem. | |
| †mennis | aorist plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative pl. fem. | |
| medennig | aorist plural masc | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist indicative pl. masc. | |
| medennig | aorist plural masc | ✧ PE13/164 | |
| medenniog | aorist plural masc | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| †mennig | aorist plural masc | ✧ PE13/131: aorist indicative pl. masc. | |
| madannai | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/131: later aorist subjunctive sg. | |
| madannai | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/163: late MNo.. | |
| mannai | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/131: aorist subjunctive sg. | |
| mannai | aorist subjunctive | “might eat” | ✧ PE13/163: aor. subjunctive |
| †mannai | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/164: past aor. subjunctive | |
| ᴱON. †menni | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/131: aorist subjunctive sg. | |
| †menni | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/163; PE13/164: ONo. | |
| ᴱON. †mennir | aorist subjunctive | ✧ PE13/131: aorist subjunctive sg. | |
| mannair | aorist subjunctive plural | ✧ PE13/131: aorist subjunctive pl. | |
| madeg | gerund | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madathol | imperfect-participle | ✧ PE13/131: present in past | |
| maded | infinitive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madwi | infinitive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| medi | infinitive | ✧ PE13/131: infinitive | |
| medi | infinitive | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| medi | infinitive | “eat” | ✧ PE13/163 |
| medi | infinitive | “to eat, eating” | ✧ PE13/163 |
| medi | infinitive | “eat, eating” | ✧ PE13/165 |
| madant | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/164 | |
| madog | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madren | passive-participle | “edible” | ✧ PE13/132 |
| madui | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/132 | |
| madwed | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/132 | |
| mandant | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/163: late mod[ern] f[orm] | |
| mant | passive-participle | “eaten” | ✧ PE13/163: pp. |
| mant | passive-participle | “eaten” | ✧ PE13/163 |
| mediant | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/164 | |
| medianw | passive-participle | ✧ PE13/132 | |
| medianw | passive-participle | “being eaten” | ✧ PE13/164: pp. (pres. passive), now used or replacing |
| medianw | passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/164 | |
| mediany | passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/164 | |
| medrin | passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/131: pl. | |
| medwid | passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/132 | |
| mennin | passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/163: pl. of pp. | |
| madath | past | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative sg. | |
| madath | past | “was eating” | ✧ PE13/163: past imperfect |
| †mant | past | “eaten” | ✧ PE13/164: pp. |
| mainthim | past 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthim | past 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthim | past 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| [manth]inc | past 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mainthinc | past 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthinc | past 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthin | past 1st-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthin | past 1st-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| [manth]ist | past 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mainthist | past 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthist | past 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mainth(i)o | past 2nd-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthib | past 2nd-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| [manth]ir | past 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| [manth]ir | past 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mainthin | past 3rd-pl-neut | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthin | past 3rd-pl-neut | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| maint | past 3rd-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| maint | past 3rd-sg | ✧ PE13/128; PE13/129 | |
| madannel | past active-participle | ✧ PE13/131: later past participle active | |
| mainthil | past active-participle | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mainthiol | past active-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| †mannel | past active-participle | ✧ PE13/131: past participle active | |
| mannel | past active-participle | “having eaten” | ✧ PE13/164 |
| manthil | past active-participle | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthil | past active-participle | ✧ PE13/128; PE13/129 | |
| medennil | past active-participle plural | ✧ PE13/131: later past participle active pl. | |
| medennil | past active-participle plural | ✧ PE13/164: later form | |
| †mennil | past active-participle plural | ✧ PE13/131: past participle active pl. | |
| †mennil | past active-participle plural | ✧ PE13/164: pl of pp. active | |
| madaint | past aorist | ✧ PE13/163: past aorist | |
| †maint | past aorist | ✧ PE13/163: ONo. | |
| medennir | past aorist plural | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| madathas | past fem | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative sg. fem. | |
| mainthiad | past infinitive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthiad | past infinitive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| manthiad | past infinitive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madathog | past masc | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative sg. masc. | |
| madant | past passive-participle | ✧ PE13/132: past participle passive | |
| mainthiog | past passive-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mant | past passive-participle | ✧ PE13/132: past participle passive | |
| manthig | past passive-participle | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| medennin | past passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/132: past participle passive pl. | |
| mennin | past passive-participle plural | ✧ PE13/132: past participle passive pl. | |
| medaith | past plural | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative pl. | |
| medaith | past plural | “were eating” | ✧ PE13/163: pl. of past imperfect |
| †medethir | past plural | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative pl. | |
| medethir | past plural | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| medethais | past plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative pl. fem. | |
| medethais | past plural fem | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| medethig | past plural masc | ✧ PE13/131: past indicative pl. masc. | |
| medethig | past plural masc | ✧ PE13/163 | |
| madathai | past subjective | ✧ PE13/131: past subjunctive sg. | |
| mad | present | “eats” | ✧ PE13/163: 3 sg. impersonal |
| mád | present | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative sg. | |
| madum | present 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madum | present 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madu{i}m | present 1st-pl-exclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madanc | present 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madinc | present 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| medinc | present 1st-pl-inclusive | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madon | present 1st-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madon | present 1st-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madast | present 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madast (ist) | present 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| medist | present 2nd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madib | present 2nd-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mado | present 2nd-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| medib | present 2nd-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madir | present 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| madir | present 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| mador | present 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mador | present 3rd-pl | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madin | present 3rd-pl-neut | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mada | present 3rd-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mâd | present 3rd-sg | ✧ PE13/127 | |
| mâd | present 3rd-sg | ✧ PE13/129 | |
| madas | present fem | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative sg. fem. | |
| madas | present fem | ✧ PE13/163: f. | |
| mades | present fem | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative sg. fem. | |
| mades | present fem | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative sg. fem. | |
| mades | present fem | ✧ PE13/163: f. | |
| madeg | present masc | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative sg. masc. | |
| †madeg | present masc | ✧ PE13/163: m. | |
| madog | present masc | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative sg. masc. | |
| madog | present masc | ✧ PE13/163: m. | |
| ᴱON. †maid | present plural | ✧ PE13/131 | |
| ᴱON. †medig | present plural | ✧ PE13/131 | |
| medir | present plural | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative pl. | |
| medais | present plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative pl. fem. | |
| medis | present plural fem | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative pl. fem. | |
| medig | present plural masc | ✧ PE13/131: present indicative pl. masc. | |
| madui | subjunctive | ✧ PE13/131: present subjunctive sg. | |
| madui | subjunctive | “may eat” | ✧ PE13/163: pres. subjunctive |
| ᴱON. †maid | subjunctive | ✧ PE13/131: present subjunctive sg. | |
| maid | subjunctive | ✧ PE13/163: ONo. | |
| maduir | subjunctive plural | ✧ PE13/131: present subjunctive pl. | |
| ᴱON. †medir | subjunctive plural | ✧ PE13/131: present subjunctive pl. |
Element In